The suits (Wands, Pentacles, Swords, and Cups) correspond to their own unique areas of life and astrological elements. Wands symbolize passion and inspiration (corresponding with the fire element), Pentacles represent money and physical realities (corresponding with the earth element), Swords depict intellectual intrigues (corresponding with the air element), and Cups illustrate emotional matters (corresponding with the water element). These suits reveal which spheres of influence are being activated, offering guidance on how to best manage any circumstances at hand. How can I get started reading the cards? By the end of the 1980s, the New Age movement had lost its momentum. Although primarily a religious movement, it was derided for its acceptance of unscientific ideas and practices (especially its advocacy of crystals and channeling). Then Spangler, Los Angeles publisher Jeremy Tarcher, and the editors of several leading New Age periodicals announced that although they still adhered to the goals of personal transformation, they no longer believed in the coming New Age. By the mid-1990s, it was evident that the movement was dying, and New Agers in Europe began to speak of the move from “New Age to Next Stage.”

Now imagine a pearl-white light emanating from your heart, enveloping your body and illuminating the area around you - brightening all shadows and darkness. Visualize a purple shimmer rippling through the white light as it calms and protects you. Know you are safe - grounded to the Earth and shielded by warm, loving, joyous light. Guard me with a circle of white, joyous light – encapsulated in shimmering purple – and send my grounding cord deep into the Earth.Some members of the movement found support for their belief in their ability to transform world culture in a story about monkeys learning to wash food. According to the story, reportedly taken from the anthropological literature, a number of monkeys learned by example to wash their food. After the 100th monkey had absorbed the lesson, all monkeys jumped ahead in consciousness and started washing their food. The story turned out to be a significant distortion of the scientific report; however, many New Agers believed that if a small critical mass of people adopted the more advanced perspective of the New Age, there would be a sudden explosion of higher consciousness throughout the world. The 100th-monkey idea led to a series of mass gatherings beginning with the Harmonic Convergence, which was a set of coordinated gatherings of people at various places around the world on August 16–17, 1987 that was designed to bring about a leap in human consciousness. Post-New Age

Before you begin your free Tarot card reading, it is very important that you ground yourself. This will protect you from bad energy, and help connect you to your Guardian Angels and Spirit Guide. Listen to this audio file I recorded for you, or read the text below.

Mother Nature, my Spirit Guide, Guardian Angels, and Spirits of the Earth, I ask for your help and guidance. With your feet planted comfortably and firmly on the ground, gently close your eyes. Feel the earth beneath your heels, toes and pads of your feet. Clear your mind of all thoughts but love and joy.